friday, april 30, 20212GD-753/21 (10x3)Hefazat leader MuftiHarun arrestedCHATTOGRAM : Membersof Rapid Action Battalion(Rab) arrested Hefazat-e-Islam leader Mufti HarunIzhar from a madrasha in thecity's Lalkhan Bazar area onWednesday midnight, reportsUNB.Mufti Harun Izhar was theEducation and CulturalSecretary of the just defunctHefazat-e-Islam and son ofMufti Izhar, said EnamulHasan, press secretary of theparty's convening committee.A team of the elite forceconducted a drive at JamiatulUlumAl Islamia Madrashaaround 12 am and arrestedHarun Izhar. He was wantedin eleven cases and hadserved in jail in a case filedover the grenade attack inLalkhan Bazar.Madrasha that left twostudents of the institute deadand several injured onOctober 7, 2013.4 IU teachers selectedfor Erasmus Trainingin TurkeyISLAMIC UNIVERSITY : Fourteachers of different faculties ofthe Islamic University inKushtia have been selected forthe Erasmus trainingprogramme in Turkey, reportsUNB.A press release, signed by IUacting registrar M AtaurRahman, was issued in thisregard on Wednesday night.The teachers selected forthe programme are-ProfessorM Mahbubur Rahman ofInformationandCommunication Technologydepartment underEngineering and Technologyfaculty, Professor M KamalUddin of Statistics departmentunder Sciences faculty,Professor M Rezuanul Islam ofBiotechnology and GeneticEngineering departmentunder the Biological Sciencesfaculty and Professor MMizanoor Rahman ofAccounting and InformationSystems department underBusiness Administrationfaculty of the university.The teachers will join in theprogramme under Turkey'sCankiri Karatekin University,scheduled to be started inJune this year, said IUInternational Affairs Division.GD-759/21 (5x 4)GD-760/21 (6x4)GD-754/21 (8x 4)GD-761/21 (7 x4)
FRIDAY, APRIL 30 20213Dhaka Ahsania Mission organized a workshop on the online platform Zoom on April 29 at noon withthe aim of giving fellowships in anti-tobacco journalism in Bangladesh.Photo : CourtesyEmphasis on Amending Current TobaccoControl Laws in Fellowship WorkshopDhaka Ahsania Mission organized aworkshop on the online platformZoom on April 29 at noon with the aimof giving fellowships in anti-tobaccojournalism in Bangladesh. Initially 25journalists participated in theworkshop. Iqbal Masud, Director,Health and Wash Sector, DhakaAhsania Mission gave a welcomeaddress at the workshop. He urged theparticipants to prepare and publish areport emphasizing the importance ofamending the tobacco control law, apress release said.Md. Shariful Islam, Coordinator,Tobacco Control Project, DhakaAhsania Mission, presented thekeynote paper of the workshopconducted by Rezaur Rahman Rizvi,Media Manager, Tobacco ControlProject, Dhaka Ahsania Mission.Sarkar Shams Bin Sharif,Communications Officer, Campaignfor Tobacco Free Kids Bangladesh, alsoanswered the questions of theparticipating journalists. MamunFarajee, President of Dhaka Sub-Editors Council and Senior Journalistof Daily Jugantor spoke as a resourceperson at the workshop. Abdus SalamMia, Grand Manager of Campaign forTobacco Free Kids Bangladeshdelivered the closing speech of theworkshop.The 25 journalists who participatedin the workshop are: Masud Rumee(Kaler Kantha), Zahidur Rahman(Shamakal), Ishtiaq Mahmud(Inquilab), Mohammad Jonaed(Alokito Bangladesh), Monir AhmmadZarif (Manobkantha), Md. SalauddinChowdhury (Bangladesher Khobor),Shah. Md. Elahia Nakib (BangladeshJournal), Nasir Uddin Anik(Bangladesh News), Md.Akhtarujjaman (Amader Orthonity),Rabiul Alam (Ajker Patrika), JannatulFerdous Panna (Amader NatunSomoy), Lashkar Saif-ud-Daulah(Khola Kagoj), Nasir Uddin Bulbul(Nawroj), Md. Sifayet Ullah (SuprovatBangladesh), Hasan Mahmud(Gonomukti), Md. Mehedi HasanDollar (71 television), Md.Mahibbullah Muhib (Banglavision),Allama Iqbal Anik (GTV), MohaimanulIslam Neon (Deepto TV), Md. HasanTaimum Wahab Sainik (Nexus TV),Sanjoy Chowdhury (Radio Sagar Giri99.2 FM), Selina Sheuly (BSS), Md.Bahauddin Al Imran (Bangla Tribune),Nahid-ul-Hasnat (Dhaka Post) andMd. Ishaque Faruqee (United News).The purpose of the fellowshipprogram in anti-tobacco journalism isto enhance the skills of journalists inpreparing and publishing anti-tobaccoreports. Elected journalists will publishreports in various media outlets withthe theme 'Amendment of the law isnecessary to build a tobacco-freeBangladesh'. Fellowships will beawarded for the top 4 reports selectedfrom the published reports. TheFellowship recipient will be awarded aCertificate and Honors as a Fellow inAnti-Tobacco Journalism, subject tosuccessful performance.DIU distributes 'ABag of Happiness'to 3,000 needypeopleDaffodil InternationalUniversity has distributedrelief goods titled 'A Bag ofHappiness' among 3,000helpless needy people inassociation with DaffodilInstitute of Social Sciences(DISS) to share the joy ofbeing ranked 1st amongBangladeshi universities inthe Times Higher EducationRankings 2021. The 'A Bagof Happiness' programstarted on Thursday atDaffodil InternationalUniversity, located inDaffodil Smart City, Ashulia,Dhaka. In the morning,maintaining the socialdistance and followingproper health rules, the fooditems of the holy month ofRamadan were handed overto the needy people at theplayground of DaffodilInternational University.Relief food stuffs includerice, pulses, oil, gram andother daily necessities, apress release said.Times Higher EducationRanking is one of the mostprestigious rankings in theworld. This ranking is anunprecedented source of joyfor Daffodil as well as forBangladesh. DaffodilInternational University hastaken this exceptionalinitiative to celebrate this joywith helpless people. In thefuture too, DaffodilInternational University iscommitted to sharing allkinds of joys with theunderprivileged.Govt formulating 'Mujib ClimateProsperity Plan': Shahab UddinDHAKA : Environment, Forestand Climate Change MinisterMd Shahab Uddin yesterdaysaid the government isformulating the 'Mujib ClimateProsperity Plan' under theleadership of Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina, also the chair ofClimate Vulnerable Forum(CVF)."The Mujib ClimateProsperity Plan is underwaynow, which will provide aholistic pathway to prosperityhighlighting Bangladesh as aglobal benchmark," he told the"GCA, CVF and V20 Briefingand Reporting Session with theMinisters" arranged by theEnvironment, Forest andClimate Change Ministrythrough videoconferencingfrom his official residence here.The minister said thisflagship project will be asignificant step towards agreen, nature-based andresilient recovery, andaddressing post COVID-19impacts.He said: "We're takingnecessary measures to dealwith climate change impacts asthe fight against climate changeis a struggle of survival forBangladesh."Shahab Uddin said despitemany challenges, Bangladeshhas become a global example inclimate change adaptation."We've already planted 11.5million saplings across thecountry to initiate a strategic,low-carbon investmentframework for growth andprosperity," he said.The environment ministerstressed the need for taking acollaborative effort involvingthe Ministry of Foreign Affairs,the Finance Ministry, thePublic Administration Ministryand other ministries concernedaiming to address the growingclimate related challenges andenhance resilience to climatechange.Finance Minister AHMMustafa Kamal, ForeignMinister Dr AK Abdul Momen,State Minister for PublicAdministration FarhadHossain, Special Envoy ofClimate Vulnerable ForumAbul Kalam Azad, ForeignSecretary Ambassador MasudBin Momen, Environment,Forest and Climate ChangeSecretary Ziaul Hassan,Economic Relations DivisionSecretary Fatima Yasmin, CEOof the Global Center onAdaptation, Dr PatrickVerkooijen, CVF Chair ofExpert Advisory Group DrSaleemul Huq , RegionalDirector of GCA South Asia andthe Focal Point of CVF AShamim Al Razi, AdditionalSecretary of the PublicAdministration MinistryAnisur Rahman and CVF andV20 Programme HeadMatthew McKinnon, amongothers, spoke at the meeting.At the meeting,representatives frominternational organisationsdiscussed the Bangladeshleadership as Chair of the CVFand V20; GCA, CVF and V20update; key milestones of theGCA Regional Office; V20Ministerial Dialogue VII;Climate Diplomacy in 2021;upcoming CVF and V20 eventsand COP26 Policy Prioritieswith Dhaka-GlasgowDeclaration of the CVF.Lower courts allow bail to21,461 accused throughvirtual hearingDHAKA : Lower courts and tribunals across the country inthe last 12 working days have granted bail to 21,461 accusedafter hearing their pleas virtually.Confirming the matter to BSS, Supreme Courtspokesperson and High Court Division Special Officer MdSaifur Rahman said the lower courts and tribunals across thecountry in the last 12 working days have disposed of 38,966bail pleas and allowed bail to 21,461 accused."Of the total number of accused those who were grantedbail in the last 12 days, 269 were juvenile. The lower courtsand tribunals on April 28 disposed of 2,736 bail pleas andallowed bail to 1,422 accused," he added.Govt plans to give subsidy for juteseed production: Dr RazzaqueDHAKA : The governmenthas a plan to give subsidyto the farmers for jute seedproduction as anintegrated project isunderway for achieving selfsufficiency in jute seedproduction.Agriculture minister DrM Abdur Razzaque saidthis while addressing avirtual meeting."To curb dependency onforeign countries for juteseed, we have to achieveself-sufficiency in jute seed,but the farmers arereluctant to produce juteseed as jute seedproduction is lessprofitable compared toother crops," said theminister.So, the government willgive incentive or subsidy toencourage the farmers injute seed production, headded.Claiming that the yield oflocal jute variety iscomparatively more thanthe Indian variety, theagriculture minister saidthe scientists already havediscovered high yieldingjute variety by usinggenome sequence whichwas recently developed bythe Jute Research Institute."So, we will achieve selfsufficiencyin jute seedproduction, if we can makethe high yielding jutevariety popular among thefarmers," he added.He urged the scientistsand extension workers totake a short and long terminitiatives for quickimplementation of a roadmap of achieving selfsufficiencyin jute seedproduction.Moderated by SeniorAgriculture Secretary MMeshbahul Islam, theprogramme was alsoattended, among others, byAdditional secretary MMahbubul Islam,Additional Secretary (PPC)M Ruhul Amin Talukder,Additional SecretaryHasanuzzaman Kallol andDirector General (seed)Balai Krishna Hajra.Regarding the landscarcity for cultivating juteseed, the agriculturesecretary said, "We haveland scarcity for cultivatingjute seed, so the land underthe sugar mills could beused for jute seedproduction. Thegovernment will takeinitiatives in this regard,"he added.Of the cultivated jutevarieties, over 85 per centis tosha variety and 85-90per cent jute seed are beingimported from India.To offset the risingdemand of jute seed, theAgriculture Ministry isimplementing a five-yearlong project with a target toproduce 4,500 tonnes juteseed during this time.DU admissiontests escheduledamid pandemicDHAKA : The DhakaUniversity (DU) authoritieshave rescheduled the datesof the Bachelor entranceexaminations consideringthe country's Covid-19situation, reports UNB.The Public Relationsofficer of the universityissued a notice in this regardon Thursday.According to the revisedschedule, 'Ka' unitadmission test will be heldon August 6, 'Kha' unitadmission test on August 7,'Ga' unit on August 13, 'Gha'unit on August 14 and 'Cha'unit (general knowledge) onJuly 31.The date for 'Cha' unitadmission test (drawing)will be informed in due time,it said.The decision was taken atan emergency virtualmeeting of the DU GeneralAdmission Committeechaired by the VicechancellorProfessor Dr MdAkhtaruzzaman onThursday.State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Faruk distributing relief and hand sanitizers among thepoor people at Barishal Sadar upazila hall room yesterday.Photo : Star Mail'A Bag of Happiness' is being distributed among 3,000 helpless needy people by DaffodilInternational University in association with Daffodil Institute of Social Science (DISS) to share thejoy of being ranked 1st among Bangladeshi universities in the Times Higher Education Rankings2021 on Thursday at Daffodil Smart City, Ashulia, Dhaka. Photo : CourtesyArmanitola fire:Death toll climbsto sixDHAKA : The death toll from themassive fire that broke out at abuilding in Armanitola area ofOld Dhaka in the early hours ofApril 23, climbed to six as anothervictim succumbed to injuries onWednesday night, reports UNB.The deceased was identified asAshikuzzaman, 32.Dr Partha Shankar Paal,resident medical officer of SheikhHasina National Institute of BurnAnd Plastic Surgery, saidAshikuzzaman breathed his lastaround 11:45 pm whileundergoing treatment at ICU.Among the injured, threepeople are now at the ICU whilethe others are being treated atPost Operative Ward, he said.On April 23, four people werekilled and 35 others sustainedburn injuries after a massive firebroke out at the six-storeybuilding.Another victim identified asShafayet succumbed to hisinjuries at the hospital on April25.What happened?Officials said the fire broke outat Hazi Musa Mansion inArmanitola and soon spread toother portions of the building.And it took 19 fire tenders nearlythree hours to douse the flames.Initially, two bodies wererecovered by the firefighters butlater two more were pulled outfrom a small room near the stairsof the building, officials said.Projects must be implementedbefore timelines: NasrulDHAKA : Stressing on implementingprojects before scheduled timeframe,State Minister for Power, Energy andMineral Resources Nasrul Hamidyesterday said there is no alternative wayof hundred percent achievement ofAnnual Development Programme (ADP)without implementing projects before thestipulated time amid coronaviruspandemic."We have to continuously make effortsfor implementing projects before thescheduled timeframe for achieving ADPby maintaining necessary healthguidelines of the Covid-19 pandemic," hesaid while addressing an online reviewmeeting on implementation progress ofthe development projects under thePower Division.Underscoring the need for publicity ofthe works of the Power Division, the stateminister said, "We have to enhancecommunication with the subscribers."Expressing his satisfaction over theimplementation of the ADP, NasrulHamid said the ADP implementationprogress of the Power Division is still goodas the financial progress is 54.70 percentwith an expenditure of Taka 13,503 croretill March 2021 against the overall ADPallocation of over Taka24,768 crore.The virtual programme also wasattended, among others, by BangladeshPower Development Board (PDB)Chairman Engineer Belayet Hossen,Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board(REB) Chairman Major General (Retd)Mayeen Uddin , Power Cell DirectorGeneral Mohammad Hossain and agencychiefs of different organizations underPower Division.234 people get govthumanitarianassistance in SylhetSYLHET : Some 234 people of differentprofessions were given humanitarianassistance to mitigate their sufferings inthe wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19)pandemic.Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet M KaziEmdadul Islam distributed thegovernment assistance among them at afunction held at the deputy commissioneroffice hall room on Wednesday.DC Emdadul Islam said the districtadministration provided the assistancefrom the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina'srelief fund and as a part of thegovernment's instant humanitariansupport.Earlier on April 28, Tk 3,28,00 weregiven to the unemployed people in thedistrict to mitigate their financialhardship in the Covid-19 pandemicsituation. People of different professionsincluding unemployed public transportworkers, stone workers, day laborers, cartdrivers, restaurant workers, saloonworkers, tea-stall workers have receivedthe grants.Under this program, financial andhumanitarian assistance will be providedto the other professionals and distressedpeople later, the DC said.
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